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In South Africa, our VAT rate is increasing from 15 to 15.5% on 1 May 2025. How best do I deal with this change in Odoo?


Do I create a new tax group, or just update the old tax group?

Do I create new taxes, 15.5% for each code?

Do I need to update my VAT / Tax return?

Is there just a module upgrade that will sort out the localisation?


Help!

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Hi,

To preserve historical accuracy of past transactions, you should avoid editing the existing 15% VAT tax. Instead, go to Accounting > Configuration > Taxes, find the current “VAT 15%” tax, and duplicate it. In the duplicated record, update the name to something like “VAT 15.5%”, set the rate to 15.5%, and ensure the Tax Scope (e.g., Sales, Purchases) matches the original. Then, assign it to the same tax group (such as “VAT”) so that your tax reports remain consistent and consolidated. This approach allows you to continue using the old 15% tax for historical documents while switching to the new rate from 1 May 2025 onward.


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Thanks for the info! So the VAT hike ended up being scrapped, so no need to get this done. But what you've said makes sense. Odoo should release an update for this kind of change.

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